Great night last night. Let's keep it going here. Tonight we have the Bulls playing the Magic in sunny Florida. No doubt, Bulls miss Jakim Noah. They have just been absent on the defensive end of the court giving up almost 115 in their past 5 games! Injuries tonight will also hold Loul Deng out of this game. Bulls are in trouble, losing 5 straight they are in danger of falling out of the Eastern playoff race. Noah might not be back for another week or two so they have to do something. And that all starts tonight. This is wayyyy to many points for a determined Bulls squad. They might not win tonight, but I certainly do not see a blowout. Don't let the 20 point win for the Magic earlier this year fool you, Derrick Rose only played 2 minutes in that game. He will be the key tonight, the game before that against the Magic he scored 30, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds, we need that same result tonight for bullies to hang tough. Magic have won 6 in a row and are playing very good ball as of late. But, they are a miserable 4-7 ats on 2 days rest. Magic also seem to take it easy after winning in a blowout. They are 2-5 against the spread after a 10-19 point win, and 1-2 ats after a 20+ point blowout which they just did against the lowly Clippers. Also if you break these two teams down on paper, they are very even.
FG %
45.0
46.2 3 PT %
33.6
36.3 FT %
76.0
72.7 Reb %
44.8
43.4 On a referee note. When Eddie Rush is officiating the bulls like it! They have won 5 straight games when he's calling the shots. Also, Tonight's refs are a combined 8-13 on home favorites of more than 10 points. Take the points guys.
CHICAGO BULLS +13 (-110)
Risking 550 to win 500
FG %
45.0
46.2 3 PT %
33.6
36.3 FT %
76.0
72.7 Reb %
44.8
43.4 On a referee note. When Eddie Rush is officiating the bulls like it! They have won 5 straight games when he's calling the shots. Also, Tonight's refs are a combined 8-13 on home favorites of more than 10 points. Take the points guys.
CHICAGO BULLS +13 (-110)
Risking 550 to win 500
